Last Stand – English Lyrics

• By: Kwabs
• Album: Love + War

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

War's over but I soldier on

Still battling the ghost long gone

Oh-oh-oh

Still struggling to see the signs

Too heavy for a heart like mine

Save me, save me

Oh-oh-oh...

Keep my heritage to keep me clean

Keep the devil watching over me

Save me, save me

Last stand before I walk away

Spell bound, I stutter, I pray

Release me

Say you need me

Oh-oh-oh...

Still burning from the heat of your touch

Know I shouldn't

But it's never enough

...

Oh-oh-oh...

Still burning for the heat of the dark,

Know I shouldn't

But it's never enough

Oh, oh, oh...

I don't belong

But I'm scared to leave

Oh-oh-oh...

Still burning from the heat of your touch

Know I shouldn't

But it's never enough

Still burning for the heat of the dark

Know I shouldn't

But it's never enough

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
soldier /ˈsoʊldʒər/ A2	noun - a person who serves in an army verb - to continue doing something difficult
battle /ˈbætəl/ A2	verb - to fight or struggle against someone or something noun - a fight between two opposing sides
struggle /ˈstrʌɡəl/ A2	verb - to make a great effort to do something difficult
heavy /ˈhɛvi/ A1	adjective - of great weight; difficult to lift or move
heritage /ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ/ B1	noun - traditions, culture, or qualities passed down from previous generations
devil /ˈdɛvəl/ A2	noun - an evil spirit or force
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be in an upright position noun - a position or place to stand
bound /baʊnd/ B1	adjective - tied or secured with a rope or cord verb - to move in a specified direction
stutter /ˈstʌtər/ B1	verb - to speak with difficulty, repeating or prolonging sounds
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be on fire; to destroy with fire
heat /hiːt/ A1	noun - the quality of being hot; high temperature
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to put your hand or another part of your body on something or someone
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light
belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ A2	verb - to be in the right place or suitable for a particular group
scared /skɛərd/ A2	adjective - frightened or afraid

Key Grammar Structures

• War's over but I soldier on

  ➔ Contraction (Subject + Verb)

  ➔ The apostrophe in 'War's' is a contraction of 'War is', a common way to combine subject and verb.

• Still battling the ghost long gone

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ 'Still battling' indicates an action that started in the past and continues into the present.

• Too heavy for a heart like mine

  ➔ Comparative Adjective

  ➔ 'Too heavy' is used to compare the weight to what a heart like mine can bear.

• Keep my heritage to keep me clean

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ 'To keep me clean' expresses the purpose of keeping heritage.

• Last stand before I walk away

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ 'Before I walk away' is a prepositional phrase indicating time.

• Know I shouldn't

  ➔ Modal Verb (Should)

  ➔ 'Shouldn't' expresses advice or recommendation against an action.

• But it's never enough

  ➔ Emphasis with 'It is'

  ➔ 'It's never enough' uses 'it is' for emphasis on the statement.

• I don't belong

  ➔ Negative Contraction

  ➔ 'Don't' is a contraction of 'do not', used to negate the verb 'belong'.